Anna's Hummingbird vs Rainbow Starfrontlet

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Coeligena iris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Rainbow Starfrontlet
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Coeligena iris
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 7,266666666666667 g (0.26 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and mossy shrub flowers. Takes …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Rainbow Starfrontlet
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Rainbow Starfrontlet 16,0 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Rainbow Starfrontlet 7,266666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Rainbow Starfrontlet only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

Song & Call Comparison

Anna's Hummingbird

الغناء

Male produces a complex, scratchy song with buzzy 'dzzzzt' notes. Gives a nasal 'chee-chee-chee'. Males sing year-round, even in winter; one of few hummingbirds with true song.

Rainbow Starfrontlet

الغناء

Thin, sibilant trill sustained briefly; continuous high-frequency vibration then silence, barely perceptible in habitat.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

Western North America from southern British Columbia along the Pacific coast to Baja California. Range has expanded northward.

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru at 1,800–3,200 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rainbow Starfrontlet

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

الريش

Metallic bronze-green upperparts. Males have an iridescent rose-red crown and gorget. Females have green upperparts with grey underparts and a small red gorget patch.

المنقار

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Rainbow Starfrontlet

About These Birds

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's hummingbird is the most common hummingbird along the Pacific coast and one of only three species resident in the United States year-round. Males perform spectacular dive displays, plummeting from 40 meters and pulling up with a loud chirp produced by tail feathers. Their body temperature can drop to near ambient at night to conserve energy.

Rainbow Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador at 1,800-3,200 m. Males display rainbow-like iridescence on the forehead, flashing different colors as light angle changes. Nectarivore of montane forest and scrub.

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